Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-10

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A fsast wss given Ia London ON Tueedev
which afforded Q move, sight 10 the sston.
,ebsd Britshera A long table VS. stretched
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suished party, Ia the middle 80 tue veteran
Simon Cameron, with his keen eye hxcd on
the huge piSces OF OF ribs which were hang.
inv IN thsea st,cks oyer n large fire which
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young Indian squaw, ciad IN Q oriens
red dresR, occasionally raised her daintily
mOca.ined foot and gave the ribs kick 70
Keep them swinging oeck ana forth IN the
flames
The Hon. Chauncey M. Depew sat beside
Mr.. Cameron and also watched the rios and
the comelv equaw and % did Lawrence
Jerome Senator HaWley, Of Connecticut
Editor Muras Haistead. Of CINCINNATI Justin
Mccarthy, the PArneliite member ot Parlia'
inent and author, and forty other gentlemen,
nearly sll OF whom are ceiebrated person.
aGea.
Each guest Was engAeed 10 the same occu.
patton, and divided his attention about equally
between the roasting bovine and the dusky
Mr.. Buffalo Bill Cody, IN al the gorgeous.
ness Of his alleged frontier attire wae the
host The guests, OF at least the brieons
among them, had come 20 see what real
American rio roast was like.
The ground before the table was covered
which fifty sharp pointed stakes were stick.
ing up.
While the guests were Watching the fire
and the ribs ana the maiden, . band OF
gaudily painted Indians appeared on the
scene and squatted down upon the straw,
one BY the size OF each stake
In minute each stake had huge rio OF
beef fastened to IT. and like huge rio was
placed on the table directly In front OF Simon
Cameron, another before Lawrence jerome,
third rested In front OF the president of the
New YORK Central railroed, and 30 on until
eecn guest nad fio All 70 nimseiI.
Inc lpdians SET tne example 70 tneii Wnito
brothers by taxing the rins IN Doth hands,
and General hawley' M. Depew, mr. came.
ron ana the other ceieorities dtd just the
same thing, and the nimole walters were. kept
busy carrying away the denuded rios.
tommy VS. ea.en IA various ways SO
were salmon ana pickles. Tue sava&es
looked 70 Mr.. Depew, and Buffalo Bill, and
Senefai cameron 10 instruct them now tnose
emolems OF American civilizauon, apple anu
ccccannt PIE, snouiu oo consumed.
MIR. DePew gave them lesson full OF grace,
but 1t was wasted, for the red men all agreed
up'u Ouc "euucI VI Pio cutinS
Each aborigine received his section Of pie
on his hand, and IN two bites IL wss gone.
The rspidity Of its dissppearancs amazed the
distinguished gentlemen who were present
1t 10 evident that the savages take kindly
to certain elements Of clviliz alton. Red Shirt
ate two pieces OF pie, Little Horse consumed
three pieces, Flies Above devoured four SEC
tions and the less distinguished warriors ~
many pieces a. they could get
Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew ate only one
big piece of cocoanut pie, and the other dis
tinguished white men showed the same In
feriority to their red brothers.
No fire-wstsr WAS served, a. an example
to the red men, but there were speeches just
the same.
General Cameron's health was drunk. He
answered and spoke to Red Shirt who wa
introduced to the company.
He said he WAS glad to witness at his gres
age the queer mixture OF civilization and In
dian life-a rib roast within Q stones throw
Of the underground railway system.
Each Of the notable persons present made
. speech. Many Of the talks were worthy o.
reproduction. Especially were the remark,
OF Mr.. Depew. He WAS in q particularly
felicitous mood.
He doomed Buffalo Bill, and told story o
Christopher Columbus and the primitiv,
Indian, which reminded ali the old gentle
men present OF their youth.
He praised old Simon Cameron in va
that made the old emperor OF PeunsylvAui